Environmental conservation policies in Africa have their origin in the forced establishment of nature reserves during the colonial era. Even after African countries became independent, top-down operation of these reserves continued primarily due to international calls for nature conservation and to consumerist demand from western countries. For the people of Africa, this continued to be an externally-driven activity with little endogenous motivation and, quite often, real motives for opposition. Even in the context of today’s participatory conservation approaches, there is vocal skepticism about the ability of Africans to act independently and about the existence of local “conservation” philosophies. This paper offers a detailed description...
There is a diverse range of community-based conservation projects, from a top-down process with proj...
Representations of animals are diverse and can portray local understandings of nature conservation, ...
UIDB/04038/2020 UIDP/04038/2020 IF/01128/2014/CP1233/CT0002© 2021, The Author(s). Human-wildlife coe...
In Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau the construction of meaning made upon encounters with ch...
La conservation de l'environnement en Afrique trouve ses origines dans les réserves naturelles impos...
Though human activities are postulated to be the main drivers of the worldwide biodiversity crisis, ...
SFRH/BPD/38595/2007 PPCDT/ANT/57434/2004 PEst-OE/SADG/UI4038/2011Increasing human populations and th...
This paper discusses the importance of western influence and perceptions on the conservation of nonh...
The IUCN has recently updated its 2003 western chimpanzee conservation action plan for the period 20...
As humans continue to modify natural habitats in Africa, particularly outside of protected areas, th...
Long-term human–wildlife sympatry depends on the willingness and capacity of local people to coexist...
This communication presents research conducted according to the theoretical viewpoint held passionat...
The pre-colonial traditional societies in Western Serengeti were physically and spiritually connecte...
In this thesis I explore how humans and nonhuman primates, including chimpanzees, share the space in...
The 2009–2010 Sierra Leone National Chimpanzee Census Project estimated there was a population of 5,...
There is a diverse range of community-based conservation projects, from a top-down process with proj...
Representations of animals are diverse and can portray local understandings of nature conservation, ...
UIDB/04038/2020 UIDP/04038/2020 IF/01128/2014/CP1233/CT0002© 2021, The Author(s). Human-wildlife coe...
In Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau the construction of meaning made upon encounters with ch...
La conservation de l'environnement en Afrique trouve ses origines dans les réserves naturelles impos...
Though human activities are postulated to be the main drivers of the worldwide biodiversity crisis, ...
SFRH/BPD/38595/2007 PPCDT/ANT/57434/2004 PEst-OE/SADG/UI4038/2011Increasing human populations and th...
This paper discusses the importance of western influence and perceptions on the conservation of nonh...
The IUCN has recently updated its 2003 western chimpanzee conservation action plan for the period 20...
As humans continue to modify natural habitats in Africa, particularly outside of protected areas, th...
Long-term human–wildlife sympatry depends on the willingness and capacity of local people to coexist...
This communication presents research conducted according to the theoretical viewpoint held passionat...
The pre-colonial traditional societies in Western Serengeti were physically and spiritually connecte...
In this thesis I explore how humans and nonhuman primates, including chimpanzees, share the space in...
The 2009–2010 Sierra Leone National Chimpanzee Census Project estimated there was a population of 5,...
There is a diverse range of community-based conservation projects, from a top-down process with proj...
Representations of animals are diverse and can portray local understandings of nature conservation, ...
UIDB/04038/2020 UIDP/04038/2020 IF/01128/2014/CP1233/CT0002© 2021, The Author(s). Human-wildlife coe...